As a BID business, you should be regularly logging on and inputting details of offender’s crime and anti-social behaviour incidents on DISC - Southend’s crime reduction database.
For those of you who are members but are not logging on, please do so! It is secure, members only and for use by both day and night-time economy-related businesses. Reports are gathered in order to build up a case for Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) applications against prolific individuals; the more intel stored, the better chance the crime prosecution teams have of gaining a conviction.
Yourself and your staff can also use for identification purposes, to receive alerts of targeted individuals and learn of upcoming events related to retail crime, rough sleeping, begging and anti-social behaviour - all of which are affecting the High Street daily.
In addition to this, DISC users have the means of accessing its Instant Messages (IM) function which allows information to be shared quickly with other users with use of the app.
TO SET UP, SIMPLY:
1. Download the DISC app via iTunes or Google Play depending on the device
2. Log in using your existing details (the same used to log in on desktop)
3. After being prompted, create a 4-digit pin
4. Use this code to log into the app thereafter
To send and receive direct messages, please ensure that push notifications are activated in settings. Please be advised that users have overall control of messages sent because they are stored on the system, not devices and therefore do not cause detriment to the Data Protection Act.
To be added as a member, please email hello@southendbid.com.
Important links
Log in page Click here
Reset password Click here
Help with logging in Click here
DISC Instant Messages for IOS Click here
DISC Instant Messages for Android Click here
DISC app help (IOS & Android) Click here